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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Monica Chimeh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <airbreeze49@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2012 10:29:08 -0000
Subject: GREETINGS.



My beloved.

Greetings in the name of our lord Jesus Christ. I am Mrs Monica Chimeh
from Bahrain, a widow to late Larry Chimeh I am 51 years old, i am now a new
Christian convert, suffering from long time cancer of the breast, from all
indication my condition is really deteriorating and it is quite obvious that i
won't live more than 2 months, according to my doctors, this is because the
cancer stage has gotten to a very worst stage.


My late husband and my only child died last years, his death was
politically motivated. My late husband was a very rich and wealthy business man
who was running his cocoa business in Cote d’Ivoire and after his death; i
inherited all his business and wealth. my doctors has advised me that i may not
live for more than 2 months, so i now decided to divide the part of this wealth,
to contribute to the development of the church in Africa, America, Asia, and
Europe. i collected your email address during my desperate search on the
internet and i prayed over it.

I decided to donate the sum of $4,500,000.00 usd( Four million five hundred
thousand united states dollars) to the less privileged because i cannot take
this money to the grave. Please i want you to note that this fund is lodged in a
bank in Ivory Coast in West Africa .
Once i hear from you, i will forward to you all the information’s you will use
to get this fund released from the bank and to be transferred to you. i honestly
pray that this money when transferred to you, will be sure for the said purpose,
because i have come to find out that wealth acquisition without Christ is
vanity. may the grace of our lord Jesus the love of god and the fellowship of
god be with you and your family.


Please contact me in this my private e-mail id airbreeze49@yahoo.co.jp so that i
will give you all the details
Your beloved sister in Christ.
Mrs Monica Chimeh

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